🏈 The US sports-betting boom has given rise to a robust startup community that's innovating on everything from the bets gamblers can place in a game to the way they cash out their winnings.

🏈 Companies like the fantasy-sports platform Underdog Fantasy, microbetting startup Simplebet, and gaming platform Players' Lounge have scored splashy investments from the likes of entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, influencer and boxer Jake Paul, and rapper Drake, respectively.

🏈 Other prominent VCs have backed "picks-and-shovel companies" that supply the technology and infrastructure underpinning the betting experience.

🏈 Insider built a database of startups innovating in the space that have raised at least $1 million. It includes online gambling, fantasy sports, data, media, tech, and more types of companies.

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